Box Score ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. (Oct. 10, 2013) - On Thursday evening, the Molloy College women's volleyball team was topped by LIU Post in East Coast Conference action at the Quealy Gymnasium, 3-1. The Pioneers won the first set, 25-21, before Molloy grabbed set #2, 25-20. LIU Post secured the victory with 25-16 and 25-20 victories in the final two sets, respectively. With the win, the Pioneers improved to 14-4 overall and 6-1 in the league, while the Lions slipped to 7-10 on the season and 2-3 in the ECC.
In that second set, the two teams were tied at 17-all. Molloy was then able to rip off a 5-2 run to grab a 22-18 advantage. A pair of attacking errors by LIU Post, along with a service ace from freshman
Alley Stefanovski (North Chili, N.Y.) contributed to that run. The Pioneers tried to make it interesting bringing the score to 22-20 in favor of the Lions. However, Molloy rattled off a trio of consecutive points to knot the match at 1-1 and win the set, 25-20. The set ended with a pair of service aces from senior
Euginia Anthony (Jamaica, N.Y.).
The third set didn't really see Molloy close at any point, unlike the first and fourth ones. Molloy never trailed by more than five in the fourth set, and came close to knotting the score up numerous times. Although the Lions gave the Pioneers a fight, including rallying and getting the score to 19-18 (LIU Post was leading), Molloy couldn't overcome the deficit. At that juncture, five straight points by the Pioneers would ice the win for them.
For Molloy, sophomore
Katie Gallagher (North Massapequa, N.Y.) and junior
Sam Berna (Massapequa, N.Y.) tied for the team-lead in kills with 12 each, while Stefanovski and junior
Kerry MacDonald (Floral Park, N.Y.) dished out 23 and 18 assists, respectively. Anthony had 21 digs, while Stefanovski picked up 17 of her own. MacDonald had 10 digs.
Head Coach
Billy Corrao and the Lions return to the court on Tuesday, Oct. 15 when they host Pace University. The non-conference matchup will get underway at 6 p.m. at the Quealy Gymnasium.
